Lighter Jambalaya - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Lighter Jambalaya
Lunch

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
Try The Deen Bros' Lighter Jambalaya for a flavorful soup with sausage and shrimp

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 Vidalia onion, finely chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 2 celery stalks, finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 8 oz fully-cooked smoked andouille chicken sausage links, (about 2 links) sliced
  • 1 cup brown rice
  • 2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 (14 oz) can fire-roasted tomatoes
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
  • 1/2 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 2 teaspoons fresh thyme, chopped or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a large nonstick saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic, and cook, stirring occasionally, over medium-low heat, until the vegetables are very tender, about 8 minutes. Add the sausage and cook until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
  2. Add the rice and cook, stirring, until the rice is well coated. Add the broth, tomatoes and ground red pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the rice is tender, 35 to€“ 40 minutes.
  3. Add the shrimp and thyme and cook, stirring, until the shrimp just begins to turn opaque, 3- 5 minutes

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Brown Rice.

Brown rice is a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity.

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